Shania Twain was born to sing country music, but she sure took a strange route to Nashville. There were the bar gigs at age 8, the reforesting job with her stepdad, the time she raised three siblings and that Vegas-style lounge act she held down for three straight years. Learn the highlights during this episode of You Think You Know Country?

Forbes looked at the 200 largest metros in America and ranked the Twin Cities 17th on the 'Best for Business & Careers' list for 2015 -- right between San Antonio, TX at #16 and San Francisco, CA at #18. Raleigh, NC topped the list, followed by Des Moines, IA at #2.

Randy Houser's single "Like a Cowboy" is a big, Western ballad tucked between amped-up country-rock or pop songs. It stands out like rhinestones on a cowboy standing outside the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the singer is comfortable with that. In fact, few may be more comfortable with that.

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